Purdue University
School of Civil Engineering
CE 361 Introduction to Transportation Engineering
Mon. 5 October 2020

Lesson on Vehicle Performance

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Instructional Objectives: By the end of this lesson, the student will be able to ...
  1. Carry out fundamental calculations related to vehicle performance characteristics.
  2. Explain how Human Factors and Vehicle Performance are the principal factors to consider in highway design.
Prep: Read FTE2.7 Chapter 6 Section 3.

Theme music:
(I'm Your) Vehicle (Baby) by The Ides of March, 1970, 3:05
Little Deuce Coupe by The Beach Boys, 196x, 2:29
Drive My Car The Beatles (by the cast of Glee), 2:34
Beep Beep by The Playmates, 1958, 2:46

Outline of Possible Topics:
  1. Practical stopping distance

  2. Coefficient of road adhesion

  3. Variations in drivers, vehicles, operating conditions

  4. Sample calculations